Big capitalized words don't make me want to read it. They have the opposite effect on your post. This is amplified by an order of magnitude when you bold it. Now, if you were to color it blue... that would certainly be an eyesore.
There is not a "HUGE" problem with the "SYSTEM", the only issue is that there is no "CHECK" on it.
Let's start with this statement.
You
can appeal. In Reputation. And there
have been instances in which DT members have disagreed with one another and countered the rating. Example: me, on multiple occasions.
Now what this means is that "PEOPLE" are FREE. Like someone said above, it almost gives "OPEN" opportunity to people to "GANG" up against ANYONE, who is even "CORRECT".
Show me an example of such a case where the red-trusted member was in the right.
Although, I believe some people here are genuinely "GREAT" in terms of their intention, but by large, there are more who are making life "HELL" for beginners here.
I agree. There exist many scammers frolicking across the forum.
The only "WISH" I ever have is that there should be proper "MODERATOR" super-mod like and he should be incharge along with the Admin to keep "CHECK" on members who have the "POWER" to give Feedbacks.
It's called DT1.
Just like we can "REPORT" posts, there should be "APPEAL" option against the feedback, where the said user should be able to add his opinion along with the proofs.
It's called Reputation.
Which should go "DIRECTLY" to the Admin and Mod. And then IF they consider that it's right, then not only the "APPEAL" should be rejected, but also the user gets "BANNED" for certain number of days/week/months. And in case the IF the "APPEAL" is proven "SUCCESSFUL, then the user who provided feedback should be "REMOVED" from that position or probably should be "GIVEN" warning along with asking to delete the Feedback.
And when we start getting threads of "my appeal was rejected??!?!?!" and false positives/negatives?
I am not going to be crazy and say Admin/Mod should be check every single such Appeal deeply, but probably could just take some overview of it.
Unfortunately the reality is that for a significant chunk of negative feedback, looking over the evidence will take an equally significant amount of time. I would know: I had to pore over a few hundred of Lauda's sent feedback.
But even just having "SUCH" system will "INSTALL" fear on such "BULLIES" that there is SOMETHING that can "STOP" them, as right now there is "NOTHING" that's there for it. And that's the reason why some people think they are "ADMIN" of this forum.
theymos has blacklist power.